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| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[The Zombies]]
| artist = [[the Zombies]]
| album = [[The Zombies (album)|The Zombies]]
| album = [[The Zombies (album)|The Zombies]]
| B-side = "What More Can I Do" (UK) / "[[Leave Me Be]]" (US)
| B-side = "What More Can I Do" (UK) / "[[Leave Me Be]]" (US)
| released = 28 December 1964 (US)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.45cat.com/record/45par9723|title = The Zombies - Tell Her No}}</ref><br>January 1965 (UK)
| released = 28 December 1964 (US)<br />29 January 1965 (UK)
| recorded = November 25, 1964
| recorded = November 25, 1964
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = *[[Pop music|Pop]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-zombies-mn0000582313 | title=The Zombies Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>
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*[[jazz rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-zombies-i-love-you-rip-the-zombies/ | title=The Zombies: *The Zombies / I Love You / R.I.P. | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] }}</ref>
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| genre = [[Pop rock]]
| length = 2:07
| length = 2:07
| label = Decca F12072<br>Parrot 9723
| label = Decca F12072<br />Parrot 9723
| writer = [[Rod Argent]]
| writer = [[Rod Argent]]
| producer = Ken Jones
| producer = [[Ken Jones (music)|Ken Jones]]
| chronology = The Zombies US
| chronology = The Zombies UK
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| prev_title = [[She's Not There]]
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| prev_year = 1964
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|title=Tell Her No
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"'''Tell Her No'''" is a hit single written by [[Rod Argent]] and included by English rock band [[The Zombies]] on their [[eponymous]] debut album ''[[The Zombies (album)|The Zombies]]'' in 1965. It peaked at No. 6 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart in the United States in March 1965 and was one of three big American hits by The Zombies (the others being "[[She's Not There]]", in 1964, and "[[Time of the Season]]", in 1969). "Tell Her No" was only a minor hit for The Zombies in their native Britain, where it peaked at No. 42 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in February 1965.
"'''Tell Her No'''" is a hit single written by [[Rod Argent]] and included by English rock band [[the Zombies]] on their debut album ''[[The Zombies (album)|The Zombies]]'' in 1965. It peaked at No. 6 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart in the United States in March 1965 and was one of three big American hits by the Zombies (the others being "[[She's Not There]]", in 1964, and "[[Time of the Season]]", in 1969). "Tell Her No" was only a minor hit for the Zombies in their native Britain, where it peaked at No. 42 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in February 1965.


In 1983, [[Juice Newton]] scored a [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Top 40 hit in the United States with her version of the song.
In 1983, [[Juice Newton]] scored a [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Top 40 hit in the United States with her version of the song.


==Style==
==Style==
According to Argent, "Tell Her No" was influenced by the music of [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]].<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|title=Tell Her No|author=Planer, Lindsay|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/tell-her-no-mt0005275866|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2017-01-26}}</ref> ''The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll'' described it as "a standard [[The Beatles|Beatles]] cop" stating that it was "almost as good" as the Zombies' earlier hit single "[[She's Not There]]."<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite book| title = The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll|year = 1992| publisher = Random House| isbn = 0-679-73728-6| page = 206|editor1= DeCurtis, Anthony|editor2=Henke, James|editor3=George-Warren, Holly}}</ref> Music critic [[Maury Dean]] described it as a precursor to [[jazz fusion]] for the way the song moves in fits and starts and for its [[polyrhythm]]s.<ref name=dean/> According to [[Allmusic]] critic Lindsay Planer, the song's "quirky instrumental introduction is repeated throughout and practically sounds off-key before it remarkably resolves into the slightly baroque verses."<ref name=allmusic/> Planer praised the catchy [[melody]], the tight arrangement and the song's "creative advancement."<ref name=allmusic/> Dean called it an "excellent song," especially noting how [[Rod Argent]]'s keyboards drive it.<ref name=dean>{{cite book|title=Rock 'n' Roll Gold Rush|author=Dean, Maury|author-link=Maury Dean|pages=184, 296–297|year=2003|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn= 9780875862071}}</ref> Michael Gallucci of ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' states that the song doesn't waste a second of its little more than two minutes.<ref name=classic>{{cite web|title=5 Reasons the Zombies Should Be in the Hall of Fame|author= Michael Gallucci|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-zombies-should-be-in-rock-hall/?trackback=tsmclip|accessdate=2017-01-26|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref>
According to Argent, "Tell Her No" was influenced by the music of [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]].<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|title=Tell Her No|author=Planer, Lindsay|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/tell-her-no-mt0005275866|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2017-01-26}}</ref> In a contemporary review, ''[[Record World]]'' said "The fellows have slowed down their frenzy to sing a good follow-up to 'She's Not There.'"<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Singles Reviews|magazine=Record World|date=January 2, 1965|page=6|accessdate=2023-07-22|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/65/RW-1965-01-02.pdf}}</ref> ''[[Cash Box]]'' described it as a "striking rock-a-rhythmic jumper" that's "a softly-essayed affair that moves along in ear-arresting fashion."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=January 2, 1965 |page=14 |access-date=2023-07-22 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1965/CB-1965-01-02.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}</ref>


''The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll'' described it as "a standard [[The Beatles|Beatles]] cop" stating that it was "almost as good" as the Zombies' earlier hit single "[[She's Not There]]."<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite book| title = The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll|year = 1992| publisher = Random House| isbn = 0-679-73728-6| page = 206|editor1= DeCurtis, Anthony|editor2=Henke, James|editor3=George-Warren, Holly}}</ref> Music critic [[Maury Dean]] described it as a precursor to [[jazz fusion]] for the way the song moves in fits and starts and for its [[polyrhythm]]s.<ref name=dean/> According to [[Allmusic]] critic Lindsay Planer, the song's "quirky instrumental introduction is repeated throughout and practically sounds off-key before it remarkably resolves into the slightly baroque verses."<ref name=allmusic/> Planer praised the catchy [[melody]], the tight arrangement and the song's "creative advancement."<ref name=allmusic/> Dean called it an "excellent song," especially noting how [[Rod Argent]]'s keyboards drive it.<ref name=dean>{{cite book|title=Rock 'n' Roll Gold Rush|author=Dean, Maury|author-link=Maury Dean|pages=184, 296–297|year=2003|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn= 9780875862071}}</ref> Michael Gallucci of ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' states that the song doesn't waste a second of its little more than two minutes.<ref name=classic>{{cite web|title=5 Reasons the Zombies Should Be in the Hall of Fame|author= Michael Gallucci|date= 21 October 2016|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-zombies-should-be-in-rock-hall/?trackback=tsmclip|accessdate=2017-01-26|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref>
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The word "No" is mentioned a total of 63 times in the lyrics of the song. Lead singer [[Colin Blunstone]] mumbled one line in the second [[refrain]] and wanted to rerecord it, but producer Ken Jones liked it that way and left it in, leading listeners to wonder what was actually being sung.<ref name=colin>{{cite web|title=Colin Blunstone's voice reanimates the Zombies|url=http://www.popmatters.com/article/colin-blunstones-voice-reanimates-the-zombies/|publisher=Pop Matters|accessdate=2017-01-26|date=August 13, 2007|author=Righi, Len}}</ref> Blunstone thinks the words sung were "Don’t love this love from my arms."<ref name=colin/> Gallucci particularly praised how Blunstone sang the "whoa-oh-oh" a little earlier in the song, during the second verse.<ref name=classic/>

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The word "No" is mentioned a total of 63 times in the lyrics. Lead singer [[Colin Blunstone]] mumbled one line in the second [[refrain]] and wanted to rerecord it, but producer [[Ken Jones (music)|Ken Jones]] liked it that way and left it in, leading listeners to wonder what was actually being sung.<ref name=colin>{{cite web|title=Colin Blunstone's voice reanimates the Zombies|url=http://www.popmatters.com/article/colin-blunstones-voice-reanimates-the-zombies/|publisher=Pop Matters|accessdate=2017-01-26|date=August 13, 2007|author=Righi, Len}}</ref> Blunstone thinks the words sung were "Don’t love this love from my arms."<ref name=colin/> Gallucci particularly praised how Blunstone sang the "whoa-oh-oh" a little earlier in the song, during the second verse.<ref name=classic/>


==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
In 1969 the song was given a dramatic makeover by Californian blues-rock group [[Smith (band)|Smith]], which featured female lead singer [[Gayle McCormick]], with the lyrics recast for a female narrator and re-titled "Tell Him No". This version was included on their debut album '[[A Group Called Smith]]', which also featured their Top 5 hit version of the Bacharach-David song "Baby It's You".
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In 1983, country-pop singer [[Juice Newton]] recorded a cover of "Tell Her No".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dirty Looks|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dirty-looks-mw0000868563|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2017-01-26}}</ref> Newton's version reached No. 14 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Hot Adult Contemporary singles chart and No. 27 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Hot 100 chart. Newton changed the song's lyrical gender and point of view, which significantly altered the song's meaning, now being about a woman convincing her man to resist the temptations of a potential adulteress.


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In 1983, country-pop singer [[Juice Newton]] recorded a cover of "Tell Her No".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dirty Looks|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dirty-looks-mw0000868563|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2017-01-26}}</ref> Newton reached No. 14 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Hot Adult Contemporary singles chart and No. 27 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Hot 100 chart. She changed the song's lyrical gender and point of view, which significantly altered the song's meaning to being about a woman convincing her man to resist the temptations of a potential adulteress.
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[[Del Shannon]] also covered the song.<ref name=allmusic/> [[Tahiti 80]] covered the song in concert.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tahiti 80's Heartbeat Catches Ears|author=McCormick, Moira|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QBIEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22tell+her+no%22+zombies&pg=PA11|accessdate=2017-01-26|date=October 21, 2000|newspaper=[[Billboard Magazine]]|page=11}}</ref>


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[[Del Shannon]] also did a take on the song.<ref name=allmusic/> [[Tahiti 80]] did a rendition in concert.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tahiti 80's Heartbeat Catches Ears|author=McCormick, Moira|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QBIEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22tell+her+no%22+zombies&pg=PA11|accessdate=2017-01-26|date=October 21, 2000|newspaper=[[Billboard Magazine]]|page=11}}</ref>
More recently, the band [[Tennis]] also recorded a cover as a single in 2011.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|the-zombies|tell-her-no}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{The Zombies}}
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 11 January 2025

"Tell Her No"
Single by the Zombies
from the album The Zombies
B-side"What More Can I Do" (UK) / "Leave Me Be" (US)
Released28 December 1964 (US)
29 January 1965 (UK)
RecordedNovember 25, 1964
Genre
Length2:07
LabelDecca F12072
Parrot 9723
Songwriter(s)Rod Argent
Producer(s)Ken Jones
The Zombies UK singles chronology
"Leave Me Be"
(1964) 		"Tell Her No"
(1965) 		"She's Coming Home"
(1965)
The Zombies US singles chronology
"She's Not There"
(1964) 		"Tell Her No"
(1964) 		"She's Coming Home"
(1965)

"Tell Her No" is a hit single written by Rod Argent and included by English rock band the Zombies on their debut album The Zombies in 1965. It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States in March 1965 and was one of three big American hits by the Zombies (the others being "She's Not There", in 1964, and "Time of the Season", in 1969). "Tell Her No" was only a minor hit for the Zombies in their native Britain, where it peaked at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1965.

In 1983, Juice Newton scored a Billboard Top 40 hit in the United States with her version of the song.

Style

[edit]

According to Argent, "Tell Her No" was influenced by the music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.[3] In a contemporary review, Record World said "The fellows have slowed down their frenzy to sing a good follow-up to 'She's Not There.'"[4] Cash Box described it as a "striking rock-a-rhythmic jumper" that's "a softly-essayed affair that moves along in ear-arresting fashion."[5]

The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll described it as "a standard Beatles cop" stating that it was "almost as good" as the Zombies' earlier hit single "She's Not There."[6] Music critic Maury Dean described it as a precursor to jazz fusion for the way the song moves in fits and starts and for its polyrhythms.[7] According to Allmusic critic Lindsay Planer, the song's "quirky instrumental introduction is repeated throughout and practically sounds off-key before it remarkably resolves into the slightly baroque verses."[3] Planer praised the catchy melody, the tight arrangement and the song's "creative advancement."[3] Dean called it an "excellent song," especially noting how Rod Argent's keyboards drive it.[7] Michael Gallucci of Ultimate Classic Rock states that the song doesn't waste a second of its little more than two minutes.[8]

The word "No" is mentioned a total of 63 times in the lyrics. Lead singer Colin Blunstone mumbled one line in the second refrain and wanted to rerecord it, but producer Ken Jones liked it that way and left it in, leading listeners to wonder what was actually being sung.[9] Blunstone thinks the words sung were "Don’t love this love from my arms."[9] Gallucci particularly praised how Blunstone sang the "whoa-oh-oh" a little earlier in the song, during the second verse.[8]

Cover versions

[edit]

In 1969 the song was given a dramatic makeover by Californian blues-rock group Smith, which featured female lead singer Gayle McCormick, with the lyrics recast for a female narrator and re-titled "Tell Him No". This version was included on their debut album 'A Group Called Smith', which also featured their Top 5 hit version of the Bacharach-David song "Baby It's You".

In 1983, country-pop singer Juice Newton recorded a cover of "Tell Her No".[10] Newton reached No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary singles chart and No. 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. She changed the song's lyrical gender and point of view, which significantly altered the song's meaning to being about a woman convincing her man to resist the temptations of a potential adulteress.

Del Shannon also did a take on the song.[3] Tahiti 80 did a rendition in concert.[11]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The Zombies Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "The Zombies: *The Zombies / I Love You / R.I.P." Pitchfork.
  3. ^ a b c d Planer, Lindsay. "Tell Her No". Allmusic. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  4. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Record World. January 2, 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  5. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. January 2, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  6. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll. Random House. p. 206. ISBN 0-679-73728-6.
  7. ^ a b Dean, Maury (2003). Rock 'n' Roll Gold Rush. Algora Publishing. pp. 184, 296–297. ISBN 9780875862071.
  8. ^ a b Michael Gallucci (21 October 2016). "5 Reasons the Zombies Should Be in the Hall of Fame". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  9. ^ a b Righi, Len (August 13, 2007). "Colin Blunstone's voice reanimates the Zombies". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  10. ^ "Dirty Looks". Allmusic. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  11. ^ McCormick, Moira (October 21, 2000). "Tahiti 80's Heartbeat Catches Ears". Billboard Magazine. p. 11. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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